The average person in this country puts away roughly 18 pounds — about 4 gallons — of ice cream every year, which works out to about 128 scoops. And in a stat that says a lot about why every small town seems to have a beloved walk-up window, one survey found a remarkable 97% of American adults say they either like or love ice cream. A National Bracket Set Out To Crown One WinnerWith that kind of devotion, it was only a matter of time before someone turned it into a competition. The website The 64 built an NCAA Tournament-style bracket to find America's best ice cream shop, seeding 64 scoop spots from coast to coast and letting fans decide the outcome through five rounds of online voting. Cup and Cone in White Bear Lake outlasted every challenger and took the whole thing, earning the title of "America's Best Ice Cream."